An explosion obliterated a house and killed one person, injured another and forced an evacuation of an entire neighborhood. The home on Continental Court near Leonardine Avenue in the South River borough of New Jersey exploded on Thursday around 7pm,…
Lawyer fatally shoots ex-daughter-in law, fellow attorney in Las Vegas law firm
A lawyer fatally shot his former daughter-in-law, as well as a fellow attorney, during a deposition at a Las Vegas law firm Monday morning, two sources familiar with the investigation said. The shooter opened fire at the Prince Law Group…
Thousands told ‘get out now’ so WWII bomb can be taken to sea and detonated
More than 3,000 people have been given two hours to leave their homes after a suspected World War Two bomb was found in a garden.The unexploded device was discovered in Plymouth’s Keyham area on Tuesday morning, sparking days of frantic…
1 escapes death as car falls off Lagos bridge
A yet-to-be-identified man has escaped death as a Toyota Camry car fell off the bridge at Anthony-Oke on Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened at about 7:30 am on Sunday. A video on the official X handle of…
Russia attacking Avdiivka ‘from all directions,’ says Kyiv
A third wave of Russian forces is attacking the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and systematically shelling the centre of the industrial hub, its Ukrainian head said Friday. The nearly-encircled town near the Russian-held regional stronghold of Donetsk has faced…
Nigeria to evacuate refugees displaced by Boko Haram back home
The Federal Government says it plans to begin the process of evacuating Nigerians taking refuge in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, and the Niger Republic back home. Thousands of Nigerians affected by the Boko Haram insurgency had fled to neighbouring countries at…
Kherson flooding: Ukraine evacuation boat attacked by Russia, killing 3
Three people were killed after Russia attacked a boat carrying evacuees from a flooded area in Kherson, the regional governor said. Ukraine has been trying to rescue people trapped on the Russia-held eastern bank of the Dnipro River since the…
Britain begins evacuating citizens from Sudan
The UK is beginning a large-scale, complex evacuation of British people from Sudan, PM Rishi Sunak has said. Families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions will be prioritised on RAF flights leaving from an airfield near the…
Sudan fighting: US diplomats evacuated from Sudan, paramilitary army confirms
The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum, Sudan’s paramilitary army Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has said. Six aircraft were used in Sunday’s early morning mission, the RSF tweeted, adding that it had worked with the…
Roman Abramovich evacuated British POWs freed from Russia on his luxury jet
A British prisoner of war who was captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine has told of his disbelief at being welcomed by Roman Abramovich aboard his luxury jet. John Harding is one of the five British prisoners released following a…
